Call Order Chef – Sandwich Artist – Lawyer Services - Cape Town at Bowmans (Law Firm)

Purpose:

Responsible for supporting the culinary operations of the firm coffee shop by producing meals and snacks and applying efficient cooking and baking techniques to ensure that high food quality and sanitation standards are achieved.

Experience and Qualifications:

• 2 – 3 years’ experience within the hospitality or food service industry specifically as a sandwich artist will be to advantage.
• Experience within a professional services or corporate environment advantageous
• Senior Certificate
• Culinary Certificate/Diploma preferable

Key Accountabilities

Food Preparation & Quality Control

• Prepares sandwiches to individual order of customers and for functions when required.
• Preparation of food items and sandwich bar components prior to meal service including but not limited to chopping, cutting meat and frying off eggs and any other preparation required.
• Preparing sandwich ingredients by washing, cutting, portioning, and properly storing meats, and more
• Ensure every order is made quickly, correctly, and consistently.
• Sanitize sandwich-making utensils regularly
• Producing food items of a high standard and consistent quality.
• Assisting the Executive chef in developing the sandwich bar menu to latest trends and staff requirements.
• Preparation of food items and meal components prior to meal service including but not limited to chopping fruit and vegetables, cutting meat and cleaning seafood as and when needed.

Maintaining Stock Levels

• Raising requisitions to ensure that stations are fully stocked with necessary food items.
• Support controls to minimize food and supply waste.
• Exercise portion control for all items prepared.
• Assist the Executive Chef in establishing menu pricing.

Health & Safety Administration

• Strictly adhere to health and safety regulations when it comes to food storage, handling, and preparation.
• Ensure overall cleanliness of the kitchen and associated workstations.

Leadership

• Support the Executive Chef in monitoring and overseeing duties of cleaning staff (contractors).

Relationship Building

• Develop and maintain relationships with levels of staff as a trusted team resource.
• Maintain strong working relationships with and have open and transparent communication between all members of the team
• Develop and maintain relationships with vendors to ensure quality of service delivery

Competencies

• Achievement Orientation
• Continuous Learning
• Resilience
• Teamwork
• Concern for Safety
• Resource Management